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Development of the Australian Meat Processing Training Package—where are we up to?


Meat retailing qualifications

  • National validation meeting completed
  • Case for Endorsement drafted
  • Implementation Guide under development
  • Companion volume under development

Certificate IV qualifications in General, Quality Assurance and Leadership

  • National validation meeting completed
  • Case for Endorsement drafted
  • Implementation Guide under development
  • Companion volume under development

Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Graduate Certificate and Diploma qualifications

  • National validation meeting completed
    Case for Endorsement drafted
    Implementation Guide under development
    Companion volume under development

Certificates II (Abattoirs) and III (Slaughtering, Rendering, Boning Room, QA, Livestock Handling, Packing Room)

  • Now available on the AgriFood website for public consultation until 3 April 2015.

Certificates III and IV (Meat Safety)

  • Draft qualifications completed and presented at Networks – one more week for comment.
    New units currently under development – to be completed by 9 April.

Smallgoods qualifications

  • All current units have been re-coded and rewritten
    Draft qualifications and Units due to go to AgriFood for public consultation on 9 April

Certificates II and III (Food Services)

  • Draft qualifications and Units due to go to AgriFood for public consultation on 9 April

Skill Sets

  • New Skill Sets
  • New Supervisor Skill Set – consultation completed - lots of feedback received
  • Waste Water Skill Sets – current with Environment Group for final comment
  • All draft Skill Sets and Units due to go to AgriFood for public consultation on 9 April

Engineering maintenance

  • Concepts for possible development being discussed at current round of networks meetings
  • Draft qualifications will be presented at the next round.